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I am a virtual entity - a blog-hopper, though of late I don't hop as much.

I interact with people through their comment section. Just as bloggers like to receive comments, I like to receive responses to my comment - it validates my existence.

I dabble in markets; I like dogs. I am not sure that I'll be creating hubs - as it seems that a hub is supposed to be original and informative, which I am not.

I just realized I like to look into people's minds - trying to understand what 'drives' them. (June 7, 2012)

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Circumstances have forced me into cooking; I find that I quite enjoy it. Not everytime do the things I try out come out well. But still it's fun. My hubs the past month or so have been on my experiments with cooking.

-Aug 30, 2012.

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I have recently acquired a cat. Oops! Sorry she has recently acquired me; I had no choice.

-Oct 27, 2012.

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In the Spotlight

The Books Challenge

The list of books that impacted me. These are from memory recall, based on what I felt at the time of reading them. In another context and time my list might be totally different.

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  Reading Lists

  The Books Challenge

  10 years ago

  The list of books that impacted me. These are from memory recall, based on what I felt at the time of reading them. In another context and time my list might be totally different.

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  Cooking Potatoes, Rice, other Starches

  My experiments at getting idli batter...

  12 years ago

  Making idli batter where ideal conditions don't exist.

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  South Asian Cuisine

  Rasammmmm.

  12 years ago

  Rasam is a tangy lentil soup, usually an accompaniment with rice. It is the spice of life.

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  Kitchen Equipment & Cookware

  How to 'train' a dosa tava aka dosaikkal (தோசைக்கல்)

  12 years ago

  Curing a tava / pan / griddle to make dosas.

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  Short Stories

  Reminiscences of Princess Puvi.

  12 years ago

  An anecdote about Pappa.

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  Quick & Easy Recipes

  How to make pachai puli rasam

  12 years ago

  Yesterday when I returned from work, it was quite late and I simply had no energy to cook anything. There was no bread for me to settle for a quick sandwich. I thought for a while and was reminded of pachai puli rasam, the easiest accompaniment to...

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  One-Pot Meals

  How to make arisiyum paruppu choru - A Kongu Nadu recipe

  12 years ago

  An easy, single-pot recipe with rice and lentil (Dal).

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  5 or Fewer Ingredients

  How to make rakkiri - A Kongu Nadu recipe

  12 years ago

  Recipe for rakkiri - an easy to make vegetable/ sauce to accompany rice.

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  Non-denominational Beliefs & Practices

  How to face a review meeting

  13 years ago

  I am in the middle of an over-delayed project, badly botched up due to poor project management (I am the project manager :( ). Yesterday a review meeting was scheduled with the client to review what we had delivered against our promises. The earlier...